Changing The View Mode Settings; Adjusting The Wide Mode (Aspect Ratio) - Vizio E50-C1 User Manual

Changing the View Mode Settings

To change the on-screen menu language:
1. Press the MENU button on the
remote. The on-screen menu is
displayed.
2. Use the Arrow buttons on the
remote to highlight System and
press OK. The SYSTEM menu is
displayed.
3. Use the Arrow buttons on the
remote to highlight View Mode
and press OK. The VIEW MODE
menu is displayed.
4. Highlight your Viewport,
Overlay, or Centered Overlay
and press OK.
• Viewport - The entire picture
is visible in the space to the
right of the menu.
• Overlay - The left-hand
portion of the picture
covered by the menu.
• Centered Overlay
of the screen.
5. Press the EXIT button on the remote. See Viewing Video with
the Menu Open on page 28 for an alternate way of resizing
the video content.
VIZIO
VIEW MODE
Viewport
Overlay
Centered Overlay
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Adjusting the Wide Mode (Aspect Ratio)

Panoramic, Wide, and Zoom. Each mode displays the picture
To change the screen aspect ratio:
1. Press the WIDE button on the
remote.
2. Use the Arrow buttons to
highlight the aspect ratio you
wish to view and press OK.
• Normal preserves the content's
original aspect ratio. Since the 4:3
aspect ratio is not large enough
are added to the left and right of
the display image.
• Stretch
may appear wider than intended. If you are watching
widescreen (1.85:1 or 2.35:1) content, black bars will still
appear on the top and bottom of the display image. This
option is only available when the TV is displaying a
720p/1080i source.
• Panoramic
the screen. Images may appear wider than intended. If
you are watching widescreen (1.85:1 or 2.35:1) content,
black bars will still appear on the top and bottom of the
display image. This option is only available when the TV is
displaying a 480i/480p source.
• Wide stretches a 4:3 aspect ratio picture to the edges of
the screen. Since the picture is being stretched, the display
image may appear distorted. If the program is already
formatted for widescreen viewing (1.85:1 or 2.35:1), then
black bars will appear on the top and bottom of the display
image.
• Zoom
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Normal Normal
Panoramic Stretch
Wide Wide
Zoom Zoom
Note: Aspect ratio settings may
vary by Input source.